Rules For Oil And Gas Technical Writer And Editor

By Etta Bowen


Technical writers are basically responsible for producing technical documentation for various products and services. These documents are usually found in online help, user manuals or guides, design specifications, white papers, project plans, system manuals, business correspondence, and test plans. They work with a writing team with a couple of other authors to form a central or single voice for the document.

They are the ones who are being hired by companies and industries to write for their services and products. One example would be for oil and gas technical writer and editor which are somehow different than regular ones from other certain products. Since the business they are writing for is unique, their approach and process should be unique as well.

This industry is a sort of niche which produces a lot of money but with only a few people in it. This is also very complex in their procedures and with this, the writers need to know everything into the last minute detail. This is in terms of resources and its exploration, downstreams and refineries, and appropriate knowledge to convince readers in their documents.

This is a really fast paced industry and the writers should be able to keep up with them as much as possible. This is for their own good as well in order for them to write necessary updates and to provide accurate documentation for any of their products. Just a few months would already have changes in the prices per barrel, and they need to follow through the trends of these industries as well.

The success of a team is dependent on the relationships they have slowly built along with their clients. The knowledge that they have acquired from various trends and fast changes within those companies and with others would be their key to this success. Also, in the part of the client, they would not have much trouble with training the writers.

There are many techniques and tips that oil and gas tech writers and editors know. This is exclusively within this kind of industry, so it is more closely based on ways through and from gas and oil companies. Also, most of them would not mind sharing these ideas and techniques.

The flow of details would tend to go really smooth because of the bond that is built with these clients. The knowledge and information that can be taken from them would be easily acquired from analysts and subject matter experts. All of this should be known prior to the start of the documentation.

It is already common knowledge in legal agreements that the confidentiality of information should be respected and kept properly. This is all true for every business especially for this one since the company is dealing with billions and millions of dollars everyday. Legal disclosures are important and there should be enough details to cover it.

The way of writing the documents may be varied depending on what the client wants. But in a general sense, it should be as if the reader is the main focus in this style. Learning should never hinder even if the writer has already gained a lot of knowledge already. There will always be new things to add and updates that would happen every month or so.




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